Seasons Greetings Dear Readers!

I wish a blessed holiday season for each of you and a 2006 that is to your liking. Thank you, each subscriber, for your faithful readership. I appreciate your steadiness as I continue to explore contemporary society. You mean a lot to me.

FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBERS

I got so involved in my writing that I neglected to write that at the time of the last known female suicide bomber I received a call from CNN. It’s nice to know your topic is important.

My draft index is completely finished. I am now preparing an “update file” to use when the page proofs arrive. The book is scheduled for publication in Spring 2006. I’ll keep you posted.

HOLIDAY SPECIAL

Each Holiday Season I offer any one of my books at half price to subscribers of this Newsletter.

REMINDER

From what I can glean from WorldCat (library tool to other library holdings), _Female Genital Mutilation_ (FGM) is doing quite well on the library market. Please remember to encourage your library to order this book for its holdings.

NEXT BOOK

Sometime ago, McFarland initiated discussion on my next book topic. My mind and my desk are cleared, and I am ready to begin thinking about the next book. Any ideas are welcome having to with contemporary women in any country other than the U.S.

Cheers! R